Thank you for attending PICS LIVE 2023.  Please use the button below to claim your credits for PICS: 

If you need assistance, please contact Jennifer Comerford at Jennifer_comerford@rush.edu.

The Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society (PICS) is excited to host our 26th Annual Scientific Sessions alongside and within the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) in Washington DC, from Sunday, August 27 through Friday September 1, 2023.

Our Scientific Committee has worked closely with the WCPCCS team to produce our most comprehensive scientific sessions ever, including, for the first-time, extensive collaboration with many other societies, such as the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society, the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, the Neonatal Heart Society, the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease and more. Each morning, “PICS 2023” will feature Live Cases from ten international sites across four continents with real-time discussion by experts in the field (add-on registration required).

Taped cases from four international sites will also be presented. Following lunch, the PICS track will be fully embedded within the WCPCCS, including the ever-popular “Nightmare Cases in the Cath Lab.”

In addition to the interventional catheterization track, the WCPCCS features:

  • ~2,300 Talks in ~170 Sessions, with ~1,000 Faculty Across 22 tracks.

  • 16 Featured Landmark Lectures, including Sir Shakeel Qureshi!

  • ~1,500 Abstracts of New Science will be Submitted from Around the World.

  • Best Abstract Competition - 17 different track winners, including PICS*, will compete for the Best Abstract of the World Congress.

  • Multi-dimensional Anatomy Lab and Digital Futures Hub – First of its kind, including 3D imaging to aid in interventional planning.

  • Global Health and Advocacy Village; a collection of over 125 NGOs and Patient, Parent & Advocacy groups will share their Visions and Missions from around the World.

* Abstracts may be submitted specifically for the Catheterization Track, and accepted abstracts will be presented as either oral or poster presentations. If you are presenting an abstract at the World Congress, you must register for the World Congress and PICS 2023, not PICS 2023 ONLY. The winner of the “Best Interventional Catheterization Abstract” will also compete with the top abstracts of 16 other tracks for the Best Abstract of the 8th World Congress Award. Click here for more information on submitting an abstract.

Registration Options

World Congress & PICS LIVE

Gain access to EVERYTHING that PICS 2023 and the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery have to offer.

PICS 2023 can be added for just $325 to any of the WCPCCS registration options (starting at $1,200), including those with Pre-Conferences. Simply pick the option that meets your needs and select PICS 2023 on the following page.

Register for World Congress & PICS LIVE Cases Register for World Congress & PICS LIVE Cases

PICS 2023 Only

Attendees can opt to register for just PICS 2023 being held at the Marriott Marquis at a cost of $1,100.

It is important to note that anyone selecting this option will NOT be permitted entry to the Convention Center or gain access WCPCCS sessions (including the embedded PICS track), Abstract Presentations, Symposia, Exhibit Floor or any other WCPCCS content or activities.

Do NOT select this option if you are presenting  an abstract.

Register for PICS 2023 ONLY

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements 

  • For Medicine: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

  • For Nursing: Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.00 nursing contact hour(s). 

  • For ASRT credit: This activity has been approved for 18 ASRT Category A Credits. 

To claim Continuing Education Credit, attendees must:

  • Attend the entire session

  • Evaluate and Generate a certificate according to the emailed instructions

Educational Objectives

PICS 2023 will provide physicians, nurses & technologists the opportunity to learn about many aspects of pediatric and adult congenital and structural interventional cardiology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of your participation in this educational activity you intend to incorporate the following into your practice of medicine:

  • Utilize new interventional technologies and current strategies developed for the management of children and adults with congenital and structural heart disease.

  • Incorporate into your practice the techniques for the proper placement of percutaneous valves, stents and devices for occlusion of septal defects

  • Initiate advances in diagnosis, evaluation and therapies for children and adults with congenital and heart disease.

  • Identify the important factors which affect the long-term outcomes and quality of life in children and adults with congenital heart disease.

  • Incorporate alternative management strategies to transcatheter management for patients with congenital and structural heart defects.

  • Utilize new clinical research advances in the care of children and adults with congenital heart disease.

  • Incorporate demonstrated practical techniques related to interventional cardiac therapies in patients with structural and congenital heart disease.

  • Access the results of new research, and assess their potential applications to clinical practice.

  • Improve basic knowledge and skills relevant to clinical practice.

  • Assess the potential of technological innovations and advances to enhance clinical practice and problem solving.

ICW Event

This event is not part of WCPCCS 2023 as planned by the WCPCCS Program Committee. This event is neither sponsored nor endorsed by WCPCCS.